Re: [Marxism] Jonathan Schell on the DP's prowar stance

["Marvin Gandall" <marvgandall@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Eli Stephens wrote:


> >Jonathan Schell, in the forthcoming issue of The Nation, argues that the
> >Democratic party has locked itself into continuing the war in Iraq, even
> >though its base is in denial and is hoping Kerry's pledge to do so is
just
> >rhetoric designed to win the election.
>
> This really isn't much of a prediction, is it? For example, from today's
> news:
>
> Sen. John Kerry said Friday that if elected he plans to "very
significantly"
> reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq within four years, but he declined to
> detail his exit strategy.
-------------------

No, the prowar orientation isn't news. What I found interesting about the
article was Schell's ex post facto lament over that orientation, which was
noticably absent at the convention, where the leadership held total sway
over its (leaderless) antiwar base. I think most Democrats still think this
is just a tactical adaptation which Kerry can easily reverse when elected.
Shell correctly notes otherwise -- first antiwar Democrat I've seen waken to
that.

Marv Gandall



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